Join The Buzz! Fellow 2005 Boards member Rookbartley found a nice Bumblebee Movie Men’s Shirts and Merchandise Display At Kroger for all Bumblebee fans who would like to dress in style with the upcoming movie. The display was found at Kroger in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. A cool Bumblebee movie banner with a several Bumblebee-themed T-shirts and pants in different sizes. T-shirts were $10 and pants were $15, but it seems they are on sale since regular prices are $20 and $30 respectively. Time to check your local Kroger store to find them.

2005 Boards user Rookbartley is giving us the heads up of the new Transformers Rescue Bots Academy Electronic Hot Shot At US Retail. This new figure from the next Rescue Bots line includes lights and sounds for tons of fun for kids. It was spotted at KMart in Marshall, Michigan for $24.99. It’s also available on Kmart.com. Happy hunting!

3P company Shockwave Lab have update their Weibo account with images of their new accesory: SL-37 Upgrade Kit for Power Of The Primes Predaking. This is a simple but very smart upgrade kit. It includes a waist/torso filler which can also be used as a missile rack when for Divebomb. Additionaly, a pair of snap-on hand spikes. These small details sure make a great improvement on the look of the Combiner. No price or release date available at the moment, but you can check out the images attached to this news post after the jump.

Entertainment Earth have added a listing for a new Transformers Rescue Bots Academy release. Keeping up with the line’s trend of annual Optimus Prime releases for the line, this time we are getting a large boxed Optimus Prime with a new “launching trailer” – a trailer which can be used to make the Rescue Bots “roll out”, and also looks to be the most impractical trailer Optimus has hauled since Transformers Energon. The main Optimus Prime figure appears to be a slight retool of the previous Rescan Optimus Prime who has also included with the Racing Trailer set. Entertainment » Continue Reading.

Thanks to 2005 Boards member Jtprime17 for giving us the heads up that the Studio Series 24 & 25 Bumbleebee Then & Now 2-Pack has been confirmed to be A Target Exclusive In U.S. This pack consists of SS-24 Volkswagen Beetle Bumblebee (slight redeco of SS-18) and SS-25 The Last Knight Bumblebee (redeco of the second Premier Edition Deluxe mold) is now listed and ready to order via Target Website for $39.99. According to the information shared by Jtprime17 these sets are registering in some Target store systems as in-stock, so it is very probable that you may find this 2-pack at your » Continue Reading.

Care of Twitter user @miiakira2017 we have images of unused Transformers G1 Headmasters Concept Art for your viewing pleasure. @miiakira2017 has shared other interesing pieces of concept art previously. This time we have a nice group of G1 Headmasters ideas which we’d have loved to see in any Transformers fiction. Some of them seem to be the early ideas for the Japanese Exclusive Autobot Master Warriors (Kirk, Rodney, Loafer, Lione, Toraizer and Shuffler), but we also have a nice group of Headmaster with Beast modes such as a snake, a bull, a chameleon, a crocodile, a rhino, and more. You can check » Continue Reading.

Weibo user Notrab, who has been a reliable source for reveals over the time, has uploaded our first images of the rumored Official China Exclusive Masterpiece MP-09 Rodimus Convoy (Rodimus Prime) Reissue. There were rumors about this reissue some months ago, but we hadn’t seen any proper listing at main online retailers or images until today. According to Notrab’s Weibo post this reissue will be limited only to Chinese market and it’s expected for release in early December. The box looks almost the same as the original release, but with a “Long Life Design” logo in the lower right corner. We » Continue Reading.

Good news for Australian fans. We can report that Australian shelves are receiving some Kmart Australia Exclusive Bumblebee Movie Toys. Kmart Australia Website have new 3 listings for Bumblebee movie toys: Studio Series SS-24/25 Bumblebee Then & Now 2-pack – AU$45 (about US$32). This pack consists of SS-24 Volkswagen Beetle Bumblebee (slight redeco of SS-18) and SS-25 The Last Knight Bumblebee (redeco of the second Premier Edition Deluxe mold). Bumblebee Greatest Hits Cassette Pack – AU$45 (about US$32). This 4-pack, sold as a Target exclusive in the US, includes a redeco of Age of » Continue Reading.

Watch out Bumblebee – we’ve got word that one of the Decepticons who will be facing off against the plucky young Autobot has been found at US retail. TFW2005 member Arduous reports finding Dropkick at a Walmart in Missouri. This sighting means that Studio Series Deluxe Wave 4 is now making its way into stores, so along with Dropkick, fans should be on the lookout for the blue redeco of Studio Series Stinger, the KSI Sentry. Happy hunting, all.

Couple of new clips from the upcoming Transformers: Bumblebee movie, has surfaced online. The first clip gives us an extended look as Charlie (Hailee Steinfeld) teaching Bumblebee to hide from others; to avoid detection. The second clip is from the very beginning of the movie where we see Sector 7 in hot pursuit. Both clips feature some good background music from Dario Marianelli. Also, the action is very easy on the eyes with no shaky camera and Bumblebee being the main focal point of the chase. You can check out the clips, below:

Courtesy of 2005 Boards member Randy we have In-Hand Images of the Hasbro China exclusive Exclusive Sword for Power Of The Primes Predaking. This is an official sword offered by Hasbro China via TaoBao online store. As we reported previously, the sword was included with your purchase of a Power Of The Primes Predaking. It was not possible to buy it individually. The sword comes just in a clear bag, and it’s made with softer rubbery material. Due to this, the colors on the sword don’t match the actual figure. Anyway, the sword looks really cool in the hand of Predaking. You » Continue Reading.

TFW2005 member lake88 confirms the arrival of Generations Prime Wars Trilogy Special Edition Power of the Primes Deluxe Class Punch-Counterpunch (with Prima Prime) to the Paragon Toys R Us location. Good hunting to our fellow Transformers fans in Singapore. Remember to browse our gallery of this set here and keep sharing your sightings news on the 2005 boards!

Third party group Planet X have updated their Weibo with some new images of their upcoming Ismenios figure. Ismenios is an unlicensed version of Deathsaurus, a character who debuted in the 1989 Japanese series Transformers Victory, and has since gone on to play a role in IDW’s More than Meets the Eye. This version of Deathsaurus skews toward the original toy’s design with some concessions toward the animation model. An interesting feature for Ismenios is that the wings can be opened up with blue energy parts added to give the figure a more impressive look once the wings are » Continue Reading.

IDW’s Star Trek VS Transformers is a great, fun series crossing over Star Trek the Original Series and Transformers Generation 1. iTunes have posted a three page preview of the third issue, which gives us Starscream and Soundwave acting like the evil Decepticons they are, Optimus Prime being a hero even if it means suffering pain himself, and Leonard McCoy being the crotchety good doctor we all knew him for. It’s a great, fun series which succeeds in getting to the heart of what made both franchises appealing to us when we were young – so check out this » Continue Reading.

First revealed at Comic-Con International: San Diego this past July, the Transformers Cyberverse Optimus Prime with Battle Base Trailer set arrived to Canadian retail shelves thanks to the Toys R Us LaSalle, Quebec recon of friend site Cybertron.ca boards member MapleMegatron. This set is tagged as a Toys R Us Exclusive, so stay tuned for which retailer(s) may make it available elsewhere. We wish happy hunting to our fellow Transformers fans in Canada!

Following Kei Zama’s post that we brought to you here, Alex Milne also bids farewell to the recently concluded IDW Transformers continuity by sharing several black and white panels that provide a unique look at the comics creation process. Commentary from the selections attached to this post: Lets start with issue 0 (FCBD) I had some fun playing around with some screen tones on some pages. Drawing a titan embedded into the ground was cool. Here are some pages from Transformers: UNICRON issue 1. I had a lot of fun with these pages, even if they were a lot of work. » Continue Reading.

7-11 have posted some new images of the upcoming exclusive rusty deco of the Transformers Studio Series VW Bumblebee from the upcoming Bumblebee movie. This version of VW Bumblebee features some extra rust deco on the vehicle mode to make the VW appear closer to the worn, rusted appearance it has on screen. It’s an exclusive item available both with and without an advance ticket to see the movie in Japanese theaters. Check out the images attached to this post.

IDW have posted the cover artwork for Bumblebee: Go for the Gold on their Twitter account. The upcoming one-shot is a follow-up to Bumblebee: Win if you Dare, a wonderfully retro-feeling Generation 1 inspired tale that focused on the fun of Transformers with a healthy dose of Generation 1 nostalgia, and it sounds like we might get more of the same here. Check out the cover artwork by Nicoletta Baldari attached to this post.

By AzT from TFW2005:The official social media channels for Transformers and Play-Doh bring us a very special treat today: Watch the #BumblebeeMovie trailer brought to life by the #PlayDohShow! The adventure begins in theatres this Christmas. — Products shown: Super Color Pack. Play the clip below and then share your impressions on the 2005 boards! (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = 'https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.2'; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); Watch the #BumblebeeMovie trailer brought to life by the #PlayDohShow! The adventure begins » Continue Reading.

It seems that the Encore Beast Wars Returns Convoy (Air Attack Optimus Primal reissue) is starting to surface in Asian markets. Some in-package images have surfaced via Robo Robo, 頑童玩具 NAUGHTY GUY and Action Robo on Facebook. This new Encore release brings the original RID Supreme Air Attack Optimus Primal mold in cartoon-accurate colors, including new voice clips by the Japanese voice actor of the character. We have a big windowed box that comes with the toy in robot mode, different from the original Hasbro release which came packaged in beast mode. The front of the box features the Beast Wars Returns logo » Continue Reading.